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Robert Guérard

1641 – 1715

French monk and scholar

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About Robert Guérard

Lived 1641 – 1715 (aged 73–74). Robert Guérard was a monk.

Robert Guérard (1641 – 2 January 1715) was a French Benedictine scholar of the Congregation of St. Maur.

Life Guérard was born at Rouen. For some time, he collaborated at Saint-Denys in the Maurist edition of the works of Augustine of Hippo. In 1675, however, he had to leave Saint-Denys by order of Louis XIV, who wrongly suspected him of having had a hand in the publication of , a work which severely criticized the practice of holding and bestowing abbeys, etc., in commendam.

His superior sent him to the monastery of Notre Dame at Ambronay, in the Diocese of Belley. While in exile, he discovered at the Carthusian monastery of Portes a manuscript of Augustine's Opus imperfectum against Julian of Eclanum, which was afterwards used in the Maurist edition of Augustine's works.

After a year of exile, he was recalled, and spent the rest of his life successively at Fécamp Abbey and at the monastery of Saint-Ouen, where he died.

Works

He is the author of a biblical work entitled , which he published at Rouen in 1707 (later edition, Paris, 1745).

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Born
1641, Rouen
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Guérard?

French monk and scholar

When was Robert Guérard born?

Robert Guérard was born in 1641 in Rouen.

When did Robert Guérard die?

Robert Guérard died on 2 January 1715 in Rouen.

What was Robert Guérard's occupation?

Robert Guérard was a monk.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Guérard

· Wikidata: Q538874

· DBpedia: Robert Guérard

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